South Central

UALR Tech Launch

The Office of Innovation and Commercialization Business Incubator at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) endeavors to enhance economic development in Arkansas through the support of small business development , acting as a proving ground for application and utilization of research and technology.

The Business Incubator serves to stimulate small business formation, growth, and survival. By fostering growth in the new business segment, diversification occurs, and jobs are created, further expanding Arkansas’ economic development. At the moment we are currently only serving UALR faculty in their entrepreneurial ventures.

Arkansas Research and Technology Park

GENESIS is a technology-oriented business incubator located at the Arkansas Research and Technology Park in Fayetteville, Arkansas. GENESIS offers a variety of services to qualifying technology-intensive entrepreneurs who desire to base their operations here during the critical early stages of company development. There is an established track record of helping to launch successful firms that have a lasting positive impact on the economy of Northwest Arkansas, and we have an important role to fulfill in advancing the state into the new, knowledge-based economy of the 21 st Century.

Since its inception, GENESIS has assisted a number of technology-based entrepreneurs in growing their firms to the point of economic viability. The incubator has an important role as the entry point to the ARTP for start-up companies that are working to develop emerging technologies in a variety of fields. Providing support to these young firms enables GENESIS to serve as a catalyst for increasing the number of knowledge-based jobs in Northwest Arkansas and for improving the economic base of the region and the state.

Coalition for Veteran Owned Business

This first-of-its-kind national initiative will support the success of veteran, service member, and military spouse-owned businesses by connecting them with entrepreneurial education and training, small business resources and solutions, and commerce and supplier opportunities. The Coalition will advocate for and support businesses operated by the greater military and veteran community, including both business-to-business and business-to-consumer models.

Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA)

Minority-owned firms seeking to penetrate new markets — domestic & global — and growing in size and scale, can access business experts at a MBDA Business Center. Whether it’s securing capital, competing for a contract, identifying a strategic partner or becoming export-ready, your success is our priority. The Centers are located in areas with the largest concentration […]

Entrepreneurship Meetup Groups from Meetup.com

Meet local entrepreneurs, discuss strategies and share success stories with them! Topics: Business Strategy Small Business Professional Networking Social Networking Marketing Women Entrepreneurs Business Referral Networking Self-Improvement E-Business Owners Network Marketing

1 Million Cups

Million Cups (1MC) is a simple way to engage entrepreneurs in communities around the world. Each week, the 1MC program offers two local entrepreneurs an opportunity to present their startups to a diverse audience of mentors, advisors, and entrepreneurs. Presenters prepare a six-minute educational presentation and engage in twenty minutes of feedback and questioning after […]

Fast Trac for Veterans

As members of the military complete their service and transition to civilian life, entrepreneurship is a viable option to consider. The commitment to excellence, inner drive and focus on success honed during their years of service are valued characteristics veterans bring to their business ventures. Recognizing the ways in which military veterans might apply their […]

FastTrac

Kauffman FastTrac is a global provider of education courses that equip aspiring and existing entrepreneurs with the business skills and insights, tools, resources, and networks to start and grow successful businesses. At the core of each FastTrac course is a community of peers; classmates to support and encourage one another to pursue their startups or […]

Founders School

The Kauffman Founders School taps the potential of online education, presenting a robust curriculum from which entrepreneurs can learn anywhere, anytime. Subject experts present lectures that are embedded in modules designed to give founders a rich learning experience, engaging them in lessons that will make a difference in what they do in their business today, […]

Kauffman Foundation

Entrepreneurs are critical to the long-term health of our economy. The Kauffman Foundation works to advance entrepreneurship education and training, to promote startup-friendly policies, and to understand what new firms need. Kauffman’s entrepreneurship work is national in scale and global in reach. Our entrepreneurship strategy supports entrepreneurs in the U.S. by expanding signature education programs, notably Founders School, FastTrac, […]